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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
(1937 – present)

Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States) is an American composer.
His music is frequently described as minimalist, though he prefers to describe himself as a composer of “music with repetitive structures”. Although his early, mature music is minimalist, he has evolved stylistically. Currently, he describes himself as a “classicist”, pointing out that he is trained in harmony and counterpoint and studied Franz Schubert, Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with Nadia Boulanger.
He is considered to be one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, and is described by his biographer, Tim Page, as “the first composer to win a wide, multi-generational audience in the opera house, the concert hall, the dance world, in film and in popular music — simultaneously.”

Glass is a prolific composer: He has written works for his own musical group which he founded, the Philip Glass Ensemble (for which he still performs on keyboards), as well as operas, musical theater works, nine symphonies, eight concertos, solo works, string quartets, and film scores. His film scores include the “Qatsi” trilogy by director Godfrey Reggio (“Koyaanisqatsi”, “Powaqqatsi” and “Naqoyqatsi”), Paul Schrader’s Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Martin Scorsese’s “Kundun”, Peter Weir’s “The Truman Show” and Stephen Daldry’s “The Hours,” in addition to a number of operas (“Einstein on the Beach” and “Satyagraha”) and the quintessention of the minimalist tradition with “Music in Twelve Parts.” Three of his film scores have been nominated for Academy Awards.

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@NINlife, do not pay attention to that pretentious human being. The dude played most of the artists of his library on the mute mode, which is pretty clear when you look at the scrobble time of his most played songs. Lol, this is the worst kind on last.fm.

who the fuck spams a shoutbox to say something is bad multiple times by not even putting an argument out, i wouldn't be surprised if posting those comments was the penultimate moment of your life og-gurda

usually I don't ask for a download but my dad is really sick and a big fan of Philip Glass' Violin concerto no 2. Unfortunately only available in the USA, the time (and costs) it takes to arrive here are pretty high. Would really appreciate it if someone could give me a link by pm, he will most certainly enjoy it.